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Let the marathon training commence!

It’s time to begin training for another marathon!

I’m back in New Hampshire after a wonderful Thanksgiving vacation with my family and ready to hit the ground running! I am ready to get into a regular marathon training schedule again. My workouts prior to the holiday had been great in bursts but as you know sometimes life gets in the way, children get sick, other priorities come first and training takes a backseat. Also with no races scheduled my main goal for the end of October and November was to maintain my fitness, to keep a solid running base, and to begin adding in more strength with bootcamp. Mission accomplished!

Now that I am home I am ready to get dialed back into a serious training regimen and to be accountable for finishing my workouts! I am training for a marathon now after all! (I still can’t tell you which one . . .) I also have some big goals! My Marathon PR is a 3:33.34 at the Marathon Around the Lake which I am still so very proud of! I followed that marathon time with an almost identical time of 3:34 at the Boston Marathon 2013 which was the following spring. Then with injuries happened (peroneal tendonitis and back issues) and I feel like I have been fighting my way back to finding my speed again ever since. Sometimes when I go for a run it is hard to imagine that I was ever able to run a marathon that fast.

I am ready to try again!

Let the marathon training begin!

I have finally had a solid summer and fall of running races and triathlons and feel stronger than I have been in a long time. Looking back at my two fastest marathons I know that there were 3 critical things that played a role in finding my speed and becoming a strong consistent runner.

I followed my training plan to a T. I was consistent and did everything that my coach (Denise Goode from The Sustainable Athlete) planned. I followed pacing as planned for each workout and got in all of the mileage needed.

I kept a positive attitude about my running and believed in myself.

I took every workout seriously and always worked my hardest.

This marathon training cycle my A goal is to run a Sub 3:30 marathon. I am shooting for a 3:29. I know that I can do it if I train like I did when I first qualified for Boston. I know that I can do it if I am consistent during my training and consistent on race day. I need to stick to the training plan and make myself accountable.

So let’s get started and let’s do this! It’s going to take a lot of hard work and determination.

Good luck with your marathon training! I am on an either permanent break from marathons, or at least one for a year. We shall see. It’s half marathons for me for now. I do shoot for goals, but I allow for a time to be my A goal, then B goal is always to finish. I’m just happy to be running.
I look forward to reading more as you get into your marathon training!

good luck marathon training!! sounds like you’ve got the right attitude to start, which is half the battle. Excited to hear which one you’re training for! My big goal in 2016 is a sub 2 hour half. And I’ve finally hired a running coach to push me to get there!!Mar @ Mar on the Run recently posted…2015: My Year in Running

Accountability for me is all over the place. The bigger the goal, the better I am at doing it. Like once I’ve registered for something, made travel plans, told people, I can’t back out! So I try to create situations like this for myself. I bet you’ll be good to go for next year and have a great race year 🙂

Cant wait to 1) know what marathon and 2) follow your training! I thought about doing a spring full but not sure which I would do…I’m kinda scared to do a smaller marathon than the ones I have done so far (nyc and chicago).Patty @ Reach Your Peak recently posted…4 Week Holiday Workout Plan!

Have I mentioned how much I wish we lived in the same city so we could train together? We are running pace soulmates with the same goals 🙂 I know you are going to crush your goals next year! Can’t wait to follow along your journey! xoxo

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